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Meetings are boring but necessary. We all know that. Cisco’s WebEx has been a good way to conduct meetings with people all over the world and the company has just introduced a lower-cost package that should be perfect for small and medium businesses. The best thing is that the mobile apps are included. The new…
Google has just opened up its Photovine iPhone app to the masses but the photo-sharing app has a surprising lack of Google in it. That’s both good and bad. The Photovine iPhone app was made by the Slide team, which has been acquired by Google and operates somewhat independently. The app had been live before…
Google has launched a new iPad app called Catalogs, which aims to engage shoppers with a new interactive experience. Google Catalogs lets users browse multiple retail outlets with specific search terms or by chain and mark favourites for future reference. Besides having plenty of product information handy, Catalogs will also include embedded video for full…
Foursquare‘s location check-in app for iPhone has had a bit of a layout shuffle, and now includes shared pictures in-line with check-ins from friends – no need to tap through to see what they’re sharing. At its core, Foursquare is a social network that enables you to share where you are, leave tips about your…
Remember Firefox and how cool it felt to be one of the few people you knew who used a browser other than Internet Explorer? Those days are long gone now thanks to people using either Chrome or Safari, both incredibly more polished and modern browsers, but that hasn’t broken the spirits of the folks at…
Starbucks, in partnership with Apple, will be offering free iPhone apps every week that would otherwise cost users a few bucks. It’s a similar concept to what Starbucks has been doing with getting free music from iTunes, but instead of getting free songs, you’ll be able to walk out of their coffee shops with free…
The LinkedIn apps have always been good ways to keep track of your professional social networks but the apps kind of seemed like the service: It’s useful but it doesn’t blow you away. With new apps for the iPhone and Android, that has changed a bit as the LinkedIn apps have been completely redesigned and…
Nimbuzz has updated its Android application with push notifications, allowing users to keep up with their buddies even when Nimbuzz isn’t running. And that’s just one of the benefits users get with this feature — the phone’s battery will also last longer as the application won’t be pinging Nimbuzz’s servers all the time. The new…
Greenopolis, a subsidiary of Waste Management (not the one owned by Tony Soprano), launched a cool mobile called RecyclePix, allowing users to earn real-life rewards by recycling stuff and then share their good deeds with friends across social networks. Available for iOS and Android platforms, the application is designed to inspire peers into action, while…
It’s a beautiful Friday and there isn’t too much going on in the mobile land right now, so I thought this would be a great opportunity to find out what apps you wonderful readers are digging lately. Since switching to the iPhone, I’ve been on a real app kick where I’m engaging with these programs…